EARS NEWS
EARS assistant gets expert training
EARS assistant Therdon Duminy has been granted a wonderful opportunity by generous animal welfare funders, ARC, and the Cart Horse Protection Association (CHPA) to train at their Cape Town headquarters. Therdon will spend six months with the CHPA learning how [...]
Sienna swells up
Imagine the fright we got when we saw this face! Sweet Sienna is in temporary residence at the Sanctuary as a companion to little Aimilli, an orphaned foal who needed a bit of TLC and medical care after losing her [...]
Our latest newsletter is out!
Every two months we produce a newsletter for our supporters to catch up on what we've been up to. If you'd like to receive one, please email toni@greytondonkeysanctuary.co.za and we'll send it to you in PDF format. It's just two [...]
Adoption makes wonderful family gift
Adoption may not seem like the obvious gift to give a family member but that's just the point. It's unique! Under our donkey adoption programme, you get your donkey but he or she stays with us at the Sanctuary so [...]
Lucky Lucy lives a new life
Lucky is not a word one associated with little grey pony Lucy until recently when she was finally surrendered to EARS. Lucy was well known to Greyton residents and visitors as she wandered the streets with a foal in tow, [...]
Foals needing special care
Foals are everywhere in Greyton at the moment and unfortunately several have presented with quite serious injuries and illnesses needing our attention. Foals in care: #1 Cassie The first was Cassie, a beautiful paint or pinto, who suffered a nasty [...]
Wheels Appeal for EARS
Wheels are not something one automatically associates with donkeys (they have hooves, after all) but wheels are what EARS desperately needs right now. Our rescue work means we sometimes need to transport an injured or abused donkey or horse to [...]
Donkeys gatecrash EARS’ picnic for Penny
Donkeys love a party as the EARS team discovered when it hosted a picnic for Sanctuary manager Penny. The picnic table, loaded with delicious treats, was soon besieged by paddock residents Neddy, John, Hugo, Max, Riley, Dobbin, Lance and Domen [...]
Cassie comes a cropper
Cassie the young paint foal that Greytonians have fallen in love with for her fearless curiosity is being treated at the EARS Sanctuary for a nasty foot injury after villagers noticed her limping. Sassy Cassie, who loves nothing more than [...]